
It isn’t a bad policy. If Biden wasn’t a hypocrite he would have commuted all of them. |
Then convince your legislators to change the law. This isn’t the president’s role. |
Which is why I support the death penalty. Someone who murders should have the ultimate penalty. |
And this is why Dems will never trust MAGA followers. You all repeat lies like it doesn’t even matter. We cannot engage with people who so willingly repeat lies and mistruths. |
He could have just executed them and saved the money - now we have to pay for their care and medical treatment for life. So no. |
Shame he didn’t draw the line at murdering children. |
Sure, as long as you can ensure 100% of the time that the decision was made accurately and without a trace of bias. |
Oh….can we stick with this the next 4 years?? Please?? |
What lie did PP say? |
Oh now you want presidential restrictions? I don’t see Trump doing away with death penalty convictions. |
PP and I agree. And I wouldn’t have had an issue with Biden’s use of a pardon if he had had particular concerns with one of the cases. But I have a major problem with him commuting cases categorically because he is a catholic who doesn’t believe in the death penalty. He said he would uphold the laws and he isn’t. |
From what I have read, family victims struggle most with repeated court proceedings. In some cases (nt necessarily federal) the persons killed are family members and the survivors are split between wanting the execution of their family member and opposing it. https://www.qualitativecriminology.com/pub/v1i1p4/release/1 -31% of families found closure, 35% felt justice was served (these categories being measured separately). Unless all hearings were exhausted AND execution date the victims would have had more court proceedings as well as the execution itself to get through. This puts and end to that for the cases commuted. |
I am glad he did this. I wish he did it for the other three too. It would have been a bolder statement of conviction. I am totally against the death penalty. |
Commuting sentences is not not upholding the law, and the power of the executive to do so was enshrined in the Constitution for a reason--to extend mercy at the executive's decision. |
Not sure what point you are making here unless you are trying to speak for these families as if they are happy with Biden’s unilateral action. |